A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another..

Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because o….

I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me..

Hearing is a form of touch. I could hear less through the ears but more through the body..

I'm not a deaf musician. I'm a musician who happens to be deaf..

Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face..

I suppose I don't hear things, but I listen, if you know what I mean. And there is a big difference between hearing and listening. So it's like a con….

I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain..

I hope the seeds I have sown will be taken up by those who will follow me because the journey I have begun cannot be undertaken in isolation..

There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem..

If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five steps. That, to them, means they can wa….

I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home..

Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deepe….

Music really is our daily medicine..

I like the sparkle of the vibraphone..

The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes swe….

The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open ….

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities..

I walk into a kids' store, and it's amazing, the types of instruments - little squeaky things, rattling things, spinning tops..

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts..

And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we won't accept you, because we haven't a c….